Be positive...
Kanina, I wanted to clear out my fb account to make it more private by removing friend lists na hindi ako related or my previous students who I no longer have connection with.
Then suddenly, nakita ko account ng isang Tatay. Who've been contacting me everytime his baby needs blood for transfusion.
Almost a decade ago, 2017 when I first reached out to him. Nakita ko kasi post niya urgently needing blood for his baby, a two year old boy sa isang local group. So we connected, and exchanges phone numbers para mas mabilis yung communication namin.
We met sa blood bank ng hospital and made a little chat about me and his baby. I assured him na regular akong nagdodonate since 2012 so walang palya. "B+ po ako kuya, kaya eksakto kay Baby na nangangailangan din ng B+"
Umiyak siya, dahil wala siyang maibigay for me na kapalit. Sabi ko okay lang, to make our conversation lighter, sabi ko "be positive kuya". Just like yung blood type namin ni Baby.
With that, naging regular akong donor sakanila. Atleast in every 3 months until 2019.
Then came pandemic. Hindi nako nakapag donate for almost a year dahil I need to attend my grandfather na may sakit din that time. And a year pass, hindi na nag reach out sakin yung tatay. Lumipat narin ako ng lugar, because of job at dito narin nagka pamilya.
Until yun nga, I saw his profile again sa fb and manage to sneak out his posts. He changed his profile picture on Oct. 18, 2021 into a candle with a caption "paalam anak, mahal na mahal ka namin"
It breaks my heart, umiyak nalang ako nung nakita ko yun.
It's a sad reality of life that is against natural order, pero ito lagi pinanghahawakan ko "No parents should have to bury their child - King Theoden"